[DOWNLOAD] "Matter Madison County Support Collection Unit v. Robert Drennan" by Supreme Court of New York " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Matter Madison County Support Collection Unit v. Robert Drennan
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 28, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 74 KB
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Petitioner commenced this proceeding by alleging that respondent failed to obey a lawful order of support pursuant to Family Court Act Γ§ 453. Following a hearing, respondent was found to have willfully failed to obey an order of support and he was committed to jail pursuant to Family Court Act Γ§ 454 (3) (a). Respondent filed a notice of appeal from the order of commitment but proceeded to serve his sentence so that he is no longer incarcerated. Since imprisonment pursuant to Family Court Act Γ§ 454 (3) (a) is in the nature of punishment for civil contempt (see, e.g., Hymowitz v Hymowitz, 149 A.D.2d 568) and completion of the jail term for a civil contempt renders the matter moot (see, Ward v Ward, 71 A.D.2d 854), we must dismiss the appeal.